Yesterday we talked about how phones seem to degrade over time, and some of the reasons why the physical components do, in point of fact, fail with use (and abuse). We didn't talk about software decay, and why your phone seems to get slower and slower with use. No fear! That's what another article is for -- how about this one: how to fix whatever is wrong with your Android. Your Android, whether it's a smartphone or a tablet, is a physical device. Physical devices eventually break. Sometimes when it breaks, you just have to throw it out (read: properly repurpose or recycle it), but there ...